Monday, August 27, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 27, 2012


What Comes After The F-35? -- Strike Fighter Consulting

Lockheed Martin managed to secure the contract to manufacture the USAF’s fifth generation fighter, the F-35. These top-of-the-line aircraft are barely off the production line and they haven’t even run through the full gamut of tests, but that hasn’t stopped major military contractors from bouncing around ideas for sixth generation fighters. The aircraft of tomorrow isn’t even integrated into the Air Force yet, and scientists are already working on the aircraft of the day after tomorrow.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market -- New York Times

Slowly Evolving Chinese ICBMs -- Strategy Page

British MPs in row over where to base navy’s frigates
-- Portsmouth

Accuracy of precision-guided missiles unreliable: South Korea report -- Korea Times

Switzerland-Sweden Joint Gripen Purchase to Move Forward -- Defense News

No Permanent U.S. Bases in Australia, Aussie FM Says -- Defense News

Closer Sino-U.S. military ties urged -- UPI

F-22 Safety Concerns Linger -- Military.com/Fort Worth Star Telegram

Upgrades planned for aging KC-135s
-- Air Force Times

No plans to build F-35 EW variant -- Defense Tech

John C. Stennis to Depart for 8-month Deployment -- Navy.mil

Corps wants amphibious tractor, not a ‘Cadillac’ -- DoD Buzz

Female Soldiers Test Prototype Body Armor
-- Military.com

Rats may be cheaper alternative to IED-seeking dogs
-- Stars and Stripes

Fight or Flight: Darpa Explores the Neuroscience of Threat Response -- Danger Room

DARPA tests breakthrough camera tech -- Defense Tech

Spec Op Chief Says Blabbermouths Face ‘Criminal Prosecution’ -- Danger Room

Lawsuit: Local Soldier Was Killed by Afghan Security Employee Who Had Made Threats -- NBC

Army study finds that troops suffer concussions in training -- Stars and Stripes/NPR

As military shifts, so do school structures -- Stars and Stripes

Military Families United on Hardships of War -- ABC News

Gun Makers May Leave if N.Y. and Conn. Pass Microstamping Laws -- The New American

Guns in America, a Statistical Look
-- ABC News

The .45 Returns Yet Again -- Strategy Page

Ex-Navy SEAL whose book reveals inside story of bin Laden raid faces death threats from al Qaeda...just one day after his identity was revealed -- Daily Mail

Amos: Asia-Pacific Shift Won’t Overlook Other Regions -- US Department of Defense

American sea power in the 21st century -- Wayne Bowen, Southeast Missourian

Wishful thinking is not a defense strategy -- James Carafano, Washington Examiner

How Mr. Romney Would Force-Feed the Pentagon -- Carol Giacomo, New York Times

This Is What NOT To Say To A Wounded Warrior -- Cheryl Ganser , Business Insider/Military.com

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